Chapter 194: Bitter before sweet

Chapter One Hundred and Ninety Four
The military affairs department of the imperial capital is the busiest these days. There are too many things in the northern theater after the war. Hundreds of thousands of prisoners of war also need to be properly settled. There is also the settlement of civilians in the northern provinces. The strong walls and clear fields of the Duke Tulip lure the enemy deep. The strategy has achieved miraculous results, but how to recover afterwards is not Roddy's business.
News is still spreading to the imperial capital, some of which are good and some are bad.
The good news comes from the northwest. Under the leadership of General Ellior, the new imperial star, the Northwest Army stubbornly repelled the invasion of the Great Moon Kingdom Rayantal. After Ellior’s last victory in Trier Castle, Royantal was unwilling to lose, and once again led a large army to attack Watt Fortress. After Elliot’s Northwest Army and the Steppe Cavalry fought a battle under Watt Fortress, the two sides lost each other's losses. Eventually Royantal returned without success, but Egypt However, Lue played a trick again on the way the opponent retreated, sending 10,000 light cavalry ambushes halfway through the large moon kingdom's baggage team-calling it an "ambush" rather than calling it a "harassment".
After all, the light cavalry of less than 10,000 can pose no threat to the tens of thousands of troops in the Great Moon Kingdom. What's more, the light cavalry of the Northwest Army is actually much worse than the prairie cavalry.
But Gislent, the commander of the 10,000 cavalrymen, was an excellent commander. He led his soldiers to accomplish the tasks assigned by General Elliot.
By the time Rayantal's rescuers arrived, the cavalry ambushed by the Empire had already retreated, leaving only the heavy squadron after being attacked-more than half of the supplies had been burned.
After the end of the Northern Jihad, the Second Northwest War finally ended. Having lost the ally on the battlefield of the Roland people, the Great Moon Kingdom wisely asked for peace with the Empire.
But this time, the conditions for reconciliation depend on how old Skeleton blackmailed the Great Moon Kingdom.
In addition to the news of the victory in the northwest, another important news in the Imperial Capital is: Lord Tulip has already retaliated to his Majesty, and he has left the Imperial Capital and returned to his fief Xilin Province to cultivate. Everyone is guessing that Lord Tulip’s injuries are more than expected. To be more serious.
This kind of news made the people in the imperial capital a little uneasy-fortunately, the news of the victory in the Northwest slightly dilutes this atmosphere.
Finally, three days later, the Duke Tulip and his beautiful sister left the Duke Tulip Mansion in the imperial capital—of course, it has now become the "Duke Tulip Imperial Marshal Mansion"!
Guarded by a team of Spikes and a team of Royal Guards, they left the imperial capital and headed to Xiqiu, the capital of Xilin Province.
The Spike Army is already a cavalry regiment directly under the Duke of Tulip. It is natural that there is nothing wrong with a Spike Army escorting, but the of a Royal Guards made people a little surprised.
His Majesty the Emperor seemed to really like the Tulip family, and he actually asked the guards dedicated to guarding the royal family to defend the Tulip Duke...
In contrast, the news received by the Marquis of Caroline is much more detailed-the commander of this two thousand-man Royal Guard is the trusted court warrior, Lord Viscount Roddy!
"It seems that your Majesty's wooing of the Tulip Family is proceeding in another way..." The old fox's expression was a bit complicated.
Milo frowned: "Uncle, do you want me to send someone to look up this Roddy?"
The old fox shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Check? Don't forget, he is the emperor's person... and maybe... Humph, check him? Can you guarantee that you will not be discovered by others when you check him? His Majesty the Emperor found out that we are investigating Roddy... Then what would your Majesty think? This kind of thing cannot be investigated! When it comes to the privacy of the royal family, if you know it, you should treat it as if you don’t know it. If you don’t know, it’s best Don't ask too much!"
Roddy wore the armor of an officer of the Royal Guards and rode in the middle of the queue. He was surrounded by officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards around him-these people are not familiar to Roddy, just a few days Within time, he became their boss. Obviously, these people have a lot of respect for Roddy, and even a little awe.
In fact, since the award ceremony that day, rumors about this young imperial hero have spread at an extremely fast speed. Although this kind of news cannot be openly written in newspapers, it spread quickly in the imperial capital. Every corner.
At this moment, even many officers and soldiers of the Royal Guards could not help but doubt that this young boss might really have a "relative" relationship with His Majesty the Emperor...
After all, among the nobles or the royal family in the upper echelons of the empire, which of these high-ranking people is not a mistress, many women? It is not strange to have one or two children. It's just that the emperor's majesty made it so concealed, which is worthy of admiration!
To the east, the clouds are tens of thousands of feet tall, and the sunset to the west is red.
The cloud in the sky is a flat three-point perspective, like a huge blue-gray sand tent, suspended in the air. Roddy took a deep breath, looked at the wonders of the sky in a relaxed mood, and then sighed for a long time.
Finally leaving the imperial capital, he finally relaxed a lot. From the beginning of the war to the present, he has not had much rest time-now it is rare to have a free time, there is no imperial capital by his side, those who look at his nobles eagerly, there is no war, there is no fighting, just staying with his beloved woman Go to Xilin... "The Duke of Tulip" is to heal his wounds, so treat it as a rare vacation!
Thinking of his own mind, a horse behind rushed up, and immediately a guard of the Ducal Palace, ran to Roddy's side, and said in a deep voice: "Your Excellency Roddy, Lord Duke invites you to see him in the carriage! "
Roddy nodded, but a smile appeared in his eyes.
With everyone's envious eyes, Roddy turned his horse's head and ran to the back of the queue.
A huge carriage is in the middle of the queue. The carriage has been specially modified. The large carriage is two or three times the size of an ordinary carriage, and the windows are sealed-because the Duke's injury has not healed. , Can't see the wind!
The coachman driving the carriage, and the dozen or so Spike soldiers guarding the carriage around the carriage, are all personal soldiers of the Duke Tulip-these people are all warriors transformed by the blood race.
The far away Spike Army and the Royal Guards all looked at Roddy with envious eyes—it seems that the Duke really appreciates this young man. Everyone has not seen the Duke for a long time, but this is the only one. Young man, every day the duke calls him into the carriage for a long time...
But this is not too surprising. Everyone knows that this young Viscount was originally the Duke’s deputy captain, and was naturally the Duke’s confidant.
Roddy took a deep breath and knocked gently on the carriage door.
Then the car door opened slowly, a pair of bright white hands gently pulled the door, and a beautiful face appeared from behind the door.
Nicole looked at Roddy tenderly and smiled: "Come in, Lord Roddy."
Closed the car door, Nicole was already snuggled in Roddy's arms. Roddy hugged Nicole, sniffed the scent of her hair lightly, then held her face, and whispered: "Why are you calling me in again? This is not safe. It will make others suspect That... didn't you say that, when we arrive at Xiqiu, we will have more opportunities to meet."
Nicole shook her head, with a look of sadness on her face: "Don't you know, I am suffocated in this carriage! I have to say that I take care of the Lord Duke in the carriage...well...this carriage, You can't even open the windows..." At this point, Nicole raised her head, her big eyes flashing tenderly: "I want you to accompany me!"
Roddy's heart softened, looking at the charming face in front of him, he couldn't help but leaned forward and kissed gently, and whispered: "Okay, I'll be with you." He smiled very lightly and said softly: "Outside The scenery is really good. We have already entered the Xilin Province... Alas, this land of the Tulip Family is a good place... Just now I passed a big river, and the scenery there is very beautiful."
Nicole smiled slightly and leaned gently against Roddy's chest, and the two of them sat in the carriage and hugged each other. Nicole closed her eyes and backhanded Roddy's waist, like a lazy cat, and whispered: "Dahe, that must be the Tuotuo River. This is the largest river in Xilin. , I used to play here when I was young. I remember that my father used to bring us here..." Although she closed her eyes, she had a sweet smile on her face: "When I was young, I liked to be barefoot. Running along the river, the river is clear and cool..."
Roddy stroked her hair lightly and smiled: "Well, that must be very beautiful."
Nicole opened her eyes: "How do you know that it is beautiful? You have never seen it before."
Roddy rolled his eyes and said with a grin: "I mean, your feet must be very beautiful... I haven't seen the river, but I can see your feet..."
A red cloud floated on Nicole's cheeks, bit her lip, and whispered with a smile: "You're bad at school! The former Roddy wouldn't say such a thing!"
"Hehe..." Roddy smiled: "Is it bad to say that? When you kicked me before, I had seen your feet..." At this point, I looked at Nicole's shy face. The nose was full of the fragrance of the girl, Roddy couldn’t help holding her with one hand, but the other hand reached Nicole’s feet and smiled:
That’s the foot, you didn’t use it less at the beginning. This foot kicked me..."
Nicole was about to refute, when she suddenly felt her foot caught by the opponent's hand, she couldn't help but whispered, but did not struggle, but her face was flushed and almost bleeding came, and she crossed Roddy At a glance, he said, "You were just a little thief who broke into my house. I didn't kick you. Could it be..."
She was only half talking, her mouth was already blocked. Roddy was already pressing on her, and couldn't help but ravage the other's soft lips.
I don't know how long it took, Nicole finally gasped and said, "You...you are too bold. There are so many people outside, are you not afraid?"
"What are you afraid of? This carriage is so thick and thick, who can hear it? Besides, you let me come in to accompany you. Are we two sitting here and chatting?" Roddy smiled softly, and his face gradually became serious. Get up and say with a serious face: "Nicole, I am afraid that you are bored here, but soon, when we arrive at Xiqiu, we can be together. At that time, I will pursue you publicly as Roddy, and then we Together, that would be fair and honest!"
"Bah!" Nicole took a sip, gritted her teeth and said, "Is it public...is it rare?" It's just that her face is flushed at the moment, her eyes are watery, there are three points of false anger in her eyes, but seven points of shyness, this pair Without knowing how tempting she looked, Roddy couldn't help but kissed her lips gently, and whispered: "Then I went out?"
"No!" Nicole frowned and grabbed Roddy's clothes with both hands. She sighed: "You don't know, when you were in the north, I couldn't sleep well every night, and I worried about your safety in the north day and night... When you were in the imperial capital, you went to the palace again. I can’t be by my side all the time, every day I’m in the room with some duke brother in name, but I’m the only one in the room, and it’s so boring!"
Roddy smiled bitterly: "There is no way. Didn't I take a carriage to see you every day? It's ridiculous that others thought it was some kind of court medical officer sent by the emperor..."
Nicole shook her head: "Anyway, when you get to Xiqiu, I want you to accompany me every day, day by day, and night by night..." When she talked about "Yeye", her face flushed and her voice was as fine as a mosquito. general.
Roddy couldn't help but tremble in his heart. Looking at Nicole's red face, his breathing gradually became faster, and the hand holding Nicole became tighter and tighter, and he kissed her brutally. After a while, he whispered: "You...what did you say?"
Nicole shook her head. Although shy, her eyes were firm: "I don't care, I just want to be your woman... When you are at war, I... I am worried tomorrow in my heart... You..."
Roddy took a deep breath: "You are my woman, no one can steal it!"
The two of them hugged each other for a while, and Roddy knew that he would not leave again, and I was afraid that he would not be able to hold it. He cleared his throat and smiled bitterly: "Okay, I'm going out. You sit patiently and you will be in Xiqiu soon Up."
Nicole nodded, sat up from his arms, then took out a silver bottle and handed it over, whispering: "This is today's potion, this is the last bottle, drink it, your voice It can be completely changed. In the future, you don’t have to worry that people who know you will hear your voice like Duke Tulip."
Roddy took it, raised his neck and said that he swallowed the potion, and said with a wry smile: "This thing is very bitter, and it is much more bitter than the potion you asked me to drink..."
Nicole gave him a sideways glance: "In the beginning, you made your voice like Dorset. Drinking that kind of potion makes people sick! Now... Now I can't bear to make you suffer that kind of pain, so I have to use a lot of thoughts. This medicine is made!"
Roddy licked his lips, frowned and said, "It's really bitter... Um... It's not so bitter, but it should be sweet..." Ignoring Nicole's exclamation, on her mouth After a heavy peck, he smiled: "That's right, first bitter and sweet later."
In this way, every day is "bitterness first and sweetness later", the brigade came all the way to Xiqiu, the capital of Xilin!